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LEVI I. DARBY, OF NEWVARK, NElV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-EIGHTH TO FRANKL. BROXVN, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

CASH REGISTER AND RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 600,141, dated March 8,1898.

Application filed April 19,1897. Serial No. 632,729. (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern: shown in the drawings pivoted in the frontBe it known that I, LEVI I. DARBY, a citipart of the casing and areactuated bya series zen of the United States, residing at Newark, offinger-levers pivoted upon a shaft at a much county of Essex, State ofNew Jersey, have lower level and in front of the casing, so thatinvented certain new and useful Improvethe finger-keys may not obstructthe view of ments in Cash Registers and Recorders, fully the register inthe sight-hole. The lingerdescribed and represented in the followinglevers are inclosed inacasing concentric with specification and theaccompanying drawings, their shaft and operate in slots provided eachforming a part of the same. with ratchet-teeth upon one side, and afeedro The present invention relates to that class lever is extendedthrough the front of such of cash-registering apparatus which operatescasing and provided with a finger-bar by to make a serial record of thepayments regwhich such lever maybe actuated to operate istered; and thechief object of the present first a printed pad and then the feedingmechinvention is to utilize the same device for reanism. Mechanism isconnected With the 15 cording and registering. feed-lever to shift thefinger-levers laterally In the apparatus claimed herein the recaftereach printing impression to disengage ords of the successive paymentsare made by them from the ratchets, and thus permit their printingimpressions serially upon a strip of automatic return to their normalpositions. paper, each impression being immediately The apparatus ispreferably used in con- 20 exposed, and thus exhibiting a register ofnection witha cash-drawer fitted to aboxbesuch payment without thenecessity of emneath the register-casing, and a cam actuaploying aseparate registering device. To ted by the cash-drawer maybe used,asshown effect the convenient inspection of such last in the drawings, toshift the finger-bars latrecord, the paper strip is preferably carriederally, so that they reengage the ratchets only 25 in a verticalposition behind an aperture or when the cash-drawer is closed andlocked. sight-hole in the front of the inclosing casing, Various detailsof construction are claimed and the printing mechanism is arranged toimherein, which will be understood by reference press the last recordupon the printed strip to the annexed drawings, in which adjacent tosuch aperture. The finger-keys Figure 1 is a plan of the apparatus; Fig.2,

30 for actuating the printing and feeding mecha side elevation of thesame; Fig. 3, a front anism are arranged at the front of the casing,elevation, and Fig. i a plan, of the cashand the sight-hole exhibitingthe last printed drawer removed from its box. Fig. 5 is an impression isdirected toward the operator, elevation of part of the printing and thefeedwho is thus enabled to perceive Whether the ing device removed fromthe casing with a 5 payment has been correctly recorded. small portionof the cash-drawer bearing the 8 5 The apparatus comprises a paper-reelhavcam. Fig. 6 is a plan of the apparatus reing a long strip of paperwound thereon, a moved from the casing. Fig. 7 is an elevaguide-rolloverwhich the paper is carried contion, partly in longitudinal section,on line tiguous to the sight-hole, a feeding device for 7 7 in Fig. 6.Fig. 8 is a transverse section 40 intermittingly propelling the paper,and a seon line 8 8 in Fig. 5, looking toward the ries ofprinting-segments pivoted adjacent to guide-roll and printing-pad. Fig.9 is a side thepaperstrip,with finger-leverslinked thereelevation, andFig. 10 a front elevation, of to andfinger-keysforactuatingthesame. Theone of the printing-segments. Fig. 11 is a printing-segmentsandpaper-reelare inclosed side view, and Fig. 12 a plan, of the inking-45 in a flat-top casing,with a portion of the feedframe; and Fig. 13, aview of the under side ing device projected upward through a hole of thecover, showing the locking device. in the top of such casing, and thesight-hole is A designates the caslrdrawer, and 13 the formed in thefront of a cover which is fitted box inclosing the same, upon the top ofwhich upon the top of the casing at the rear end to is mounted a frameB, supporting the mech- 50 inclose the feedingdevice. The segments areanism of the apparatus. The mechanism is roe inclosed by a principalcasing 0, having the concentric housing D, fixed in front of the same,and the cover E, secured upon the top.

The casin g C is shown rectangular, with the printing-segments F mountedupon a horizontal pivot f in the upper front corner of the casingbeneath an opening Y, which permits them to project upwardly whenadjusted. The cover E is secured over an opening Y in the rear of theopening Y and is provided in front with the sight-hole 6, adjacent tothe opening Y. A flap Y is hinged to cover the opening Y and freelyraised by the segments whenadjusted. Thepaperstripctisextendedvertically behind the sight-hole, being guided by rolls a and 1),arranged longitudinally above and below the top of the casing. The reel0 is mounted in the rear part of the easing and the paper strip carriedtherefrom over guide-bar c and the rolls a and b to a takeup roll (Z,which is journaled in yielding levers d.

intermittingly by a ratchet-wheel g. The housing D is concentric with ashaft F which is arranged in front of and below the pivot f of thesegments and is provided with a series of cranks G, which are connectedby links j to the segments F. Finger-levers G are attached to the cranksG, with finger-keys h upon their upper ends. The finger-levers are ofthin metal, so as to yield laterally, and each fingei key is providedwith a tooth h, adapted to fit ratchet-teeth i, shown at the right-handside of the slots 1 in the top of the housing D.

The hubs of the cranks G are movable laterally upon the shaft F and arepressed normally toward the ratchet-teeth t by a spring F, so that whenthe finger-keys are moved over the ratchet-teeth they will normallyengage the same and hold the segments in a corresponding position.

A guard-plate (t is arranged in front of the roll a (above which theprinting impression is made upon the paper strip) to keep the paper fromaccidental contact with the printing-segments during their adjustment.The ratchet-teeth 71 are numbered 1, 2, 3, (4777 6 5,77 (4 6777 (4 7,77(4 8777 6 9,77 (077 top downward, and the type representing the 441,77((2)77 ((3777 (4:777 (C 5,77 6777 (7,77 S, 9, 0 are arranged upon thefront of the segment in similar order, as shown in Fig. 10, so as to setthe desired type infront of the paper above the guard 64 when theinger-key is moved to a correspondinglyniumbered ratchet-tooth.

In Fig. 7 one of the finger-keys is shown in normal position and thecorresponding segment in its lowest or normal position, while two of thefinger-keys are shown in dotted lines moved, respectively, to theratchet-teeth numbered 3 and 6, and two of the typesegments are showncorrespondingly elevated.

Ink-rolls y, formed of felt or soft material, are shown in Fig. '7supported adjacent to the segments beneath the roll a, and Figs. 11 and12 show the construction of such frame, each roll being pivotedseparately in a forked carrier 00, all of which are hinged upon a pivoty in the frame X and provided each with a separate spring 03 adapted totip the forked carrier in the frame and to press the roll elasticallytoward the type upon the segments.

The frame is provided with square lugs X at the ends, adapted to lit aslot X in the frame of the apparatus, from which it may be readilyremoved for repairs or reinking by means of a handle X The facility forremoving the frame is evident by inspection of Figs. 5 and 7, the handleserving to apply the rolls y to an inking-pad for renewing the supply ofink.

The elastic pressure of the springs 00 upon the independent forkedcarriers enables each ink-roll to maintain contact with the type uponthe printing-segments when the ink- A friction-wheel g is mounted upon ashaft Z, adjacent to the guide-roll Z), and is driven rolls wearunequally.

The feed-lever has arms K, which are hinged upon pivot K, below the rollat, outside of the frames B, and is provided with arms 7;, carrying across-bar m, as shown in Fig. 8, supporting an elastic printing-pad it,which projects toward the paper strip a, so as to pass over the roll aand guard a and press the paper against the type-segments, as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 7. A feeding-leveris formed with arms at eachside of the frame B, each arm projecting through a slot Win the front ofthe housing I), where the arms are united by a finger-bar K Thefriction-wheel g is so adjusted upon its shaft Z as to bear constantlyupon the guideroll Z), the paper strip being thus pressed between suchwheel and roll, so as to feed the paper by friction. The take-up roll (Iis also pressed toward the friction-wheel by springs (1 which act uponthe levers d, as shown in Fig. 7, and the friction-wheel thus operatesto wind the paper at a uniform rate upon the take-up roll whatever theamount of paper which accumulates upon the latter.

The means for rotating the friction-wheel consists of a ratchet-wheel gupon the outer end of the shaft Z and a pawl g pivoted upon an extensionof one of the arms 7t, which thus serves both to actuate theprinting-pad 7t" and the ratchet-wheel for feeding the paper.

The lever-arms K are shown in Fig. 5 connected by springs or with theends of the pivot barf. Such springs permit the arms and the finger-barK to be depressed when forcing the paper against the type-segment by theprinting-pad, the springs operating when the pressure is removed fromthe finger-bar to raise the arms and retract the pad, as shown in Fig.7, at the same time moving the pawl g into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 5, thus turning the ratchet-wheel g and winding the paperstrip upon the take-up roll.

The rolls a and Z) are disposed so that the paper passes vertically infront of the same,

and the printed impression made by the movement of the pad is thusautomatically shifted opposite the sight-hole e by the upward movementof the feed-lever.

The registering of a payment is effected by moving the finger-keysforward in the slots I to set the printing-segments in the desiredpositions, the spring F pressing the elastic arms G toward theratchet-teeth i, and thus engaging the teeth upon each fin ger-key withthe ratchet. The segments are thus held While the finger-bar K isdepressed, which moves the printing-pad 7t forward against the paperstrip a to receive the impression from the type characters adjusted infront of such pad. 7

The release of the finger-bar K permits the springs n to reverse themovement of the feed lever, which actuates the pawl g and raises theprinted impression opposite the sight-hole c.

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 is shown a means of shifting the finger-leverslaterally in the slots I as the feed-lever rises, thus disengaging thefinger-keys from the ratchet-teeth i and allowing the weight of thesegments to restore the segments and keys to their initial position.This means consists of a crown-wheel 0, fixed upon the shaft F outsideof one of its bearings f*. The crown-wheel is formed with slanting teeth0, and a correspondinglytoothed disk 0 is fitted loosely upon the shaftbetween the wheel 0 and the bearing and held normally from rotation by adisk-pawl fitted to teeth 19 upon the periphery of the disk. A crankWith pin q is attached to the opposite end of the shaft F and isactuated by one of the feed-lever arms K, through aslotted yoke q, so asto turn one of the teeth upon the crown-wheel 0 against the teeth of thedisk 0 and thus slide the shaft F longitudinally against the resistanceof the spring F. The teeth are formed with fiat tops to rest upon oneanother at the completion of such movement, and thus lock the shaft withthe finger-levers disengaged from the ratchetteeth 2 until the teeth areslipped past one another by the action of the cash-drawer. Such actionis effected, as shown in Fig. 5, by a leverP, hinged upon the bearing fand provided at its lower end with a roll I which projects into the boxB to engage a cam Q.

In Fig. 5 a portion of the box and drawer is shown with the cam drawnaway from the roll P; but in Fig. 7 the cam is shown in contact with theroll, thereby moving the end of the lever rearwardly and forcing thediskpawl forward and turning the disk 0 sufficiently to disengage theteeth upon the crown- Wheel and disk. The spring F is then able, bydrawing the crown-wheel toward the bearing, to shift the finger-leverslaterally where the projections h upon the finger-keys can engage theratchet-teeth i. The closing of the drawer thus operates to reset thefingerlevers in a condition to engage the ratchetteethz' and preventsthe registering of a succeeding payment until the drawer is closed. Atubular socket S is fixed in the rear part of the drawer A, and a spiralspring S is compressed therein, so as to act against the rear of the boxand push the drawer normally outward. A bolt R is mounted upon the frameB and pressed normally downward (by a spring 1) through the top of thebox to engage an inclined dog 0*, which operates when the drawer ispushed in to lift the bolt and afterward to engage the same to lock thedrawer shut. A projection or toe s is ex tended from the feed-leverbeneath a stud 8 upon the bolt and operates when the fingerbar K isdepressed in making a printing impression to retract the bolt and permitthe drawer to open automatically under the influence of the spring S.

In Fig. 1 the last printed impression, consisting of the figure 63, isexhibited at the sight-hole in correspondence with the adj ustment ofthe finger-levers in Fig. 5, and the crank G upon the finger-lever whichprints the units figure is connected by link it with a locking device toprevent the finger-lever from being depressed until such type-segment ismoved. The finger-lever thus connected with the locking device mustalways be operated in order to open the cash-drawer. Such lockin gdevice consists of a slide U, fitted to a socket upon the front of thehousing D and projected outside of the same beneath the finger-bar K sothat the fingenbar cannot be depressed until the slide is retracted bythe connected finger-lever. The operator is thus prevented fromactuating the feeding and printing mechanism except to record a paymentby the previous adjustment of the printingsegments. The slide alsoserves to wholly prevent the use of the register and recorder (whendesired) by means of a bolt 1;, fitted to a notch it in the under sideof the slide U and movable within a locked case V in the usual manner,where it maybe moved into and out of such notch by detachable key n. henmoved into the notch, the fingerlever for setting the segment to printthe units figure cannot be moved by reason of its connection with thelocked slide. The apparatus is thus constituted to prevent an improperuse of the parts, as well as to secure it from operation by anyunauthorized person who is not possessed of the key 12.

It will be understood that the permanent connection of the slide U withthe crank-lever Gr by the link it operates to reciprocate the slidethrough the lock-case V every time that the units finger-lever isoperated, and anything which obstructs the movement of the slideprevents the actuation of the fingerlever, and thus forbids the use ofthe apparatus for registering and recording.

In the construction shown the moving of the bolt *0 into the transversenotch it upon the slide wholly prevents the slide from reciprocating,and thus enables any person having the detachable key r to permit or toprevent the use of the apparatus at pleasure.

Only three of the type-segments are shown to register an amount notexceeding nine dollars and ninety-nine cents; but it is obvious that thenumber of segments and finger-levers can be increased without departingfrom the invention.

It will be clearly understood that it is the permanent record which isused to exhibit the registry of each payment, the last printedimpression being automatically moved by the action of the pawl gopposite the sight-hole c. It is therefore the record which indicatesthe registry, thereby avoiding the use of separate indicating wheels ortablets and the mechanism necessary to operate the same in addition tothat required for printing the record.

The slide U may be termed a stop, as it operates to stop the actuationof the feed-lever until the connected finger-lever is operated insetting the segment to print upon the paper. I have therefore claimed,broadly, a stop arranged to prevent the actuation of the feed-leveruntil the connected finger-lever is operated, as well as the slidelocked by a bolt and key to hold the entire apparatus inoperative whendesired.

To introduce the reel and take-u p roll whenever necessary, the cover Eis made removable and provided with a lock to prevent tampering with theroll or record. The cover is shown in Figs. '7 and 13 provided withhooks e to slip under the top of easing C and at the opposite end with alatch consisting of a bar E having teeth E fitted to catch under a hook6 upon the casing C, the bar being pivoted upon a rod e and providedwith a finger e to cooperate with a lock. The lock is shown withcylinder lock-case E, having rotary barrel E from which a toe e isextended against the finger 6 so as to tip the bar E when the barrel isrotated, and thus detach the teeth E from the hooks 6 upon the casing.The lock-barrel is rotated by a suitable keyin the usual manner. lVhenthe cover E is thus locked, the hooks e secure the front end of thecover and the teeth E the rear end. hen the teeth E are disengaged, therear end of the cover may be lifted and the hooks e slid from under thetop of the housing 0, which wholly releases the cover from the casingand permits the operator free access to the reel and feeding appliances.The whole apparatus is thus safeguarded from interference byunauthorized persons, while the paper strip can be readily changed whennecessary.

The finger-levers in my apparatus are pivoted upon a different shaftfrom the type segments and are connected thereto by the links j, whichconstruction permits the housing which incloses the finger-levers to beset below the level of the printing-point, (determined by the pad 75,)and thus avoids any obstruction to the view of the printed impressionwhen the type-segments are dropped to their normal level after eachoperation of the device. This relation of the parts is clearly shown inFig. 3, where the last-printed impression (represented by the registeredfigures .63) shows through the aperture 6 in the front of the cover Eabove the top of the housing D, which is due to the depressed situationof the segments and their setting devices and the vertical arrangementof the paper strip a in front of the printing-pad 7t.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim hereinis-- 1. In a cash register and recorder, the combination with feed-rollsfor moving a paper strip vertically, and a pad to support the strip whenprinting, of type-segments oscillated contiguous to such pad, theguard-plate a arranged before the paper strip just below the level ofthe pad, a series of cranks pivoted upon a shaft below the level of suchpad and having link connection to the several segments, finger-keys withyielding finger-lovers attached to such cranks, a housin concentric withthe shaft and having slots with ratchets at one side to engage thefinger-keys, a feedlever with means for rotating the feed-rolls and forpressing the pad toward the segments, and a casing inclosing theprinting devices and having an aperture to expose the lastprintedimpression, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In a cash register and recorder, the combination, with suitablefeeding devices for propelling a paper strip, and a pad to support thestrip when printing, of type-segments oscillated contiguous to such pad,a series of cranks pivoted upon a shaft with link conneotions to theseveral segments, finger-keys with laterally-yielding finger-leversattached to such cranks, a casing concentric with the shaft and havingslots with ratchets at one side to engage the linger-keys, a feed-leverwith pad for pressing the paper upon the segments, and means actuated bythe feed-lever for pressing the finger-levers laterally to disengagethem from the ratchets, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a cash-register having a cash-drawer, a box inclosing the same,and casl1-recordin g mechanism mounted upon such box, the combination,with suitable feeding mechanism for propelling a paper strip, and a padto support the paper when printing, of type-segments oscillated adjacentto such pad, a series of cranks pivoted to turn upon a shaft with linkconnections to the several segments, finger-keys with laterally-yieldingfinger-levers attached to such cranks, a housing concentric with theshaft and having slots with ratchets at one side to engage thefinger-keys, a feed-lever for pressing the pad toward the segments,means actuated. by the feed-lever for pressing the finger-leverslaterally to disengage the finger-keys from the ratchets, and meansactuated by the cash drawer when closed, for replacing the finger-keysin contact with the ratchets, substantially as herein set forth.

4t. In a cash-register, the feeding and printing mechanism consisting ofthe reel for a paper strip, the guide-rolls a and Z) arranged one abovethe other, with a printing-pad and means for pressing the same upon thepaper between said rolls, type-segments oscillated contiguous to thepad, with finger-levers and link connections to actuate suchtype-segments, a take-up roll with yielding bearings adjacent to theroll Z), and a friction-wheel intermittingly rotated in contact with thepaper upon the take-up roll, to feed the same uniformly, substantiallyas herein set forth.

5. In a cash-register, the feeding and printing mechanism consisting ofa reel for a paper strip, the guide-rolls a and b arranged one above theother, with a printing-pad and means for pressing the same upon thepaper between said rolls, type-segments oscillated contiguous to therolls, with finger-devers and link connections to actuate suchtype-segments, a take-up roll with yielding bearings adjacent to theroll I), a friction-wheel inserted between the roll I) and the take-uproll, and a feed lever with ratchet operated to rotate thefriction-wheel intermittingly at the close of the printing impression,substantially as herein set forth.

6. Ina cash-register, the combination, with a paper-reel, a guide-roll,and the paper strip extended from the reel over such guide-roll, oftype-segments oscillated contiguous to such paper strip, theinking-frame X supported removably adjacent to the segments, the seriesof separate forked carriers m, pivoted in such inkingframe and providedwith separate springs a and the inking-wheels y, one for each of thetype-segments, pivoted separately in the several carriers andspringpressed toward the segments, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a cash register and recorder, the combination, with the flat-topcasing 0 having the horizontal pivot f mounted within its upper frontcorner, of the segments F journaled upon such pivot just below the topof the casing, with opening Y in the casing-top above the same, andcontiguous opening Y upon the top of the casing, of the paper-reelmounted in such casing, two guide-rolls supported respectively above andbelow the top of the casing, to support a vertical strip of papercontiguous to the edges of the typesegments, feeding devices projectedupward through the opening Y for intermittingly propelling the paperstrip, a cover mounted detachably over the opening Y upon the rear endof the casing-top with aperture in front of the paper strip, suitablefinger-levers with connections for adjusting the type-segments, and theflap Y hinged at the upper front corner of the casin g and movable abovethe open ing Y to be lifted by the segments when ad justed,substantially as herein set forth 8. In a cash-register having apapera'eel,

and printing-segments inclosed in a flat-top casin g, the combination,with such segments and reel, of a guide-roll below and a guide rollabove the top of such casing, to guide the paper strip vertically, andsuitable means for adjusting the printing-segments in front of suchstrip, a take-up roll adjacent to the upper guide-roll, a detachablecover inclosing the upper guide-roll and take-up roll, and provided withaperture to expose the printed impression, such cover having at one endhooks to engage the top of the casing, and at the opposite end a latchpivoted within the cover, with a hook upon the casing and a tooth uponthe latch to engage such hook, and a lock having a rotary barrel withprojecting toe, and a finger upon the latch to engage such toe, as andfor the purpose set forth.

9. In a cash-register havingtype-segments, finger-levers to adjust thesame, a paper-reel and feeding mechanism for shifting the papercontiguous to the segments, the combination, with the casing C inclosingthe reel and feeding mechanism, and having the segments F pivoted withinits upper front corner, guide rolls to carry a portion of the paperstrip vertically adjacent to the segments, and the cover E projectedupwardly with aperture in the front side contiguous to such verticalportion of the strip, the shaft 1* with fingerlevers pivoted thereon,and connected by links to the segments, and the housing D concentricwith the shaft I and arranged in front of the casing C, with thefinger-keys projected therethrough, the feed -lever projected throughslot in the front of the housing D with finger-bar K outside of suchhousing, and an impression-pad and devices for moving the feedingmechanism actuated by such lever,

substantially as herein set forth.

10. In a cash registerand recorder,the com bination, with means forguiding and feeding a paper strip vertically, of type-segmentsoscillated contiguous to such strip, a series of cranks pivoted upon acrank-shaft with link connections to the several segments, fingerkeyswith laterally-yielding linger-levers attached to such crank, a housingconcentric with the shaft and having slots with ratchets at one side toengage the finger-keys, bearings to support the crank-shaft with aspring to press the finger-levers toward the ratchets, a feed-lever withpad for pressing the paper upon the segments, a crown-wheel withslanting teeth fixed upon the crank-shaft with corresponding tootheddisk in contact therewith, ratchet-teeth upon such toothed disk and pawlfor holding the same, and a crank-arm with connection to the feed-leverfor rotating the crank-shaft when the feed-lever is raised, to forcethejcrown-wheel laterally and disengage the finger-keys from theratchets, substantially as herein set forth.

11. In a cashregister having a cash-drawer, abort inclosing the same,and cash-recording mechanism mounted upon such box, the combination,with means for guiding and feeding a paper strip vertically, oftype-segments oscillated contiguous to such strip, a series of crankspivoted upon a shaft with link connections to the several segments,finger-keys with laterally-yieldin g fin ger-levers attached to suchcranks, a casing concentric with the shaft and having slots withratchets at one side to engage the finger-keys, and a spring to pressthem toward the ratchets, a feed-lever with pad for pressing the paperupon the segments, a crown-wheel with slanting teeth fixed upon thecrank-shaft with corresponding toothed disk in contacttherewith,ratchetteeth upon such toothed disk and disk-pawl for holdingthe same, a crank-arm with connection to the feed-lever for rotating thecrank-shaft when the feed-lever is depressed, to force the crown-wheellaterally and disengage the finger-keys from the ratchets, a levercarrying the disk-pawl and pivoted adj acent to the crank-shaft with armextended through the top of the box contiguous to the cash-drawer, and acam upon the cash-drawer to actuate such arm and move the pawl, so as tocomplete the movement of the toothed disk and permit the spring to shiftthe finger-keys into contact with the ratchets, substantially as hereinset forth.

12. In a cash register and recorder, the combination, with a paper-reeland printing-segments inclosed in a casing having an opening in the top,of a guide-roll below and a guideroll above the top of such casing, toguide the paper strip vertically through such opening, and suitablemeans for adjusting the printingsegments in front of such strip, thefrictionwheel g mounted upon shaft Z adjacent to the upper guide-rolland provided with ratchet- Wheel g, a feed-lever extended forwardly fromthe casing and provided with suitable fingerbar, and with arms isextended upwardly with pad for pressing the paper against the segments,and an extension of one of the arms 70' carrying the pawl to operateupon the ratchet-wheel g, and springs to norm ally raise the finger-barto actuate such pawl and feed the paper after each printing impression,substantially as herein set forth.

13. In a cash register and recorder, the combination, with a paper-reeland means for guiding a paper strip, of type-segments pivoted tooscillate contiguous to such strip, finger-levers with connections toadjust such type-segments, a feed-lever with pad for pressing the paperagainst the segments, feeding devices actuated by such feed-lever andoperated to advance the paper after each impression, and a stop toprevent the actuation of such feedlever, with connection to one of thefinger-levers for retracting the stop,where by the actuation of thefeed-lever is dependent upon the previous actuation of suchfinger-lever, substantially as herein set forth.

14. I11 a cash register and recorder, the combination, with a paper-reeland means for guiding a paper strip, of type-segments pivoted tooscillate contiguous .to such strip, finger-levers with connections toadjust such type-segments, a feed-lever with pad for pressing the paperagainst the segments, feeding devices actuated by such feed-lever andoperated to advance the paper after each impression, a slide arranged tostop the actuation of such feed-lever, with connection to one of thefingerlevers for retracting the slide, and a lock actuated by a key andprovided with a bolt to engage the said slide to lock the same, andthereby hold the apparatus in an inoperative condition, substantially asherein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LEVI I. DARBY.

Witnesses: I

H. W. TIOHENOR, THOMAS S. CRANE.

